This epitaph is from a cemetery in Waynesville, North Carolina: Come blooming youths, as you pass by , And on these lines do cast an eye. As you are now, so once was I; As I am now, so must you be; Prepare for death and follow me. This isn’t very funny at all. But
I take seriously the command from Jesus to “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation”—even when the creation is a character! There was a long line waiting to see Winnie, so I could only give him a million dollar bill gospel tract. I’m sure glad he didn’t pooh-pooh the salvation message…
To see some more 100 Acre Woods characters on the brink of eternity…
Liaoyang, China—In the end, Yuan Baojing’s wealth couldn’t save his life but merely ensured a less messy execution.
On a windy March morning, Yuan was sentenced to death
Famous Lost Words: Jody Foster
Q. Where does Jodie Foster stand in the debate between science and faith?
A. I absolutely believe what Ellie believes – that there is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God when there’s absolutely no evidence that I can see? I do believe in the beauty and the awe-inspiring mystery of the science that’s out there that we haven’t discovered yet, that there are scientific explanations for phenomena that we call mystical because we don’t know any better. From the Georgia Straight Interview with Jodie Foster by Dan McLeod, July 10-17, 1997; page 43.
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